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单词 pellucidness
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pellucidnessn.

Brit. /pᵻˈl(j)uːsᵻdnᵻs/, /pɛˈl(j)uːsᵻdnᵻs/, U.S. /pəˈl(j)usədnəs/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pellucid adj., -ness suffix.
Etymology: < pellucid adj. + -ness suffix.
Now rare.
Pellucid quality or condition; pellucidity.
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the world > matter > light > transparency or translucence > [noun]
diaphanity1477
perspicuitya1500
sheerness1587
transparence1594
translucency1598
tralucency1599
transparency1615
clarity1616
pellucidity1642
diaphaneity1660
pellucidness1684
clearness1692
translucidity1694
translucidness1727
transparentness1727
translucence1755
see-through1954
1684 R. Boyle Exper. Porosity of Bodies vi. 96 The Pellucidness which the Stone acquires in Water.
1754 R. Brookes Gen. Pract. Physic (ed. 2) I. 2 A fair, florid, and clear Complexion, show the Purity and the Pellucidness of the lymphatic Fluids.
1771 T. Pennant Tour Scotl. (1790) 97 Its pellucidness is like that of brown crystal.
1815 J. Scott Visit to Paris viii. 111 Distances are lessened by the pellucidness of the medium through which they are seen.
1830 M. Faraday in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 120 37 Though the larger bubbles rise quickly, and the smaller soon after, the smallest will continue for many hours under the surface, destroying the pellucidness of the fluid.
1960 J. V. Cunningham Trad. & Poet. Structure 77 ‘Brittleness’, ‘clarity’, and ‘pellucidness’ may be charming notions but they are inaccurate in context.
1997 Federal News Service (Nexis) 10 Dec. Paucity, however, does not lead to pellucidness.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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